RuPaul comment not funny to CB4

Shaquille O'Neal got lots of mileage from his RuPaul line about Chris Bosh, but the Raptors star didn't see the humour at being compared to the cross-dressing singer/model.

Bosh came home from the trip still stung by O'Neal's jab, that came after he wondered aloud why officials let the flamboyant O'Neal get away with three-second violations during his 45-point outburst in last week's win by the Phoenix Suns.

"I didn't laugh or anything, it wasn't funny," Bosh said yesterday at the Air Canada Centre. "I was kind of upset with that.

"He has been around the league for awhile and I expected a lot more professionalism out of him. I thought we were cool. Whatever."

Bosh said his comments were misconstrued by the time they reached the Suns' locker room.

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"The sad thing about it is that I never said some kind of bold statement. I said he was in the key and they never called three seconds on him one time. I expressed that and it got around that I said he cheated to get 45 points. Why would I say somebody cheated? I wish I could stay in the lane and get 45 points."

Nonetheless, O'Neal interpreted Bosh's argument as whining.

"That's strong words coming from the RuPaul of big men," O'Neal told the Arizona Republic. "I'm going to do the same thing (when O'Neal next plays Bosh next season) I did before, make him quit. Make 'em quit and complain. It's what I do."

After giving his side, Bosh wanted to let the matter drop.

"I won't get into a war of words," Bosh said. "He's not my friend, I don't really know him. I don't care about that stuff. It's done.

"Let's talk about basketball. He's one of the great big men. Let's leave it at that."

Bosh did admit to be a fan of O'Neal's 1996 comedy film Kazaam, about a genie who appears from a magic boombox to grant a boy three wishes.